Comments on: The Best Rechargeable Batteries and Chargers Of 2009

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:46:59 +0000

Do I have to buy the same brand of rechargeable batteries for the charger I already have or can I use another brand as long as it is the same type of battery?

By: herbolaryo

herbolaryo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:32:09 +0000

According to an independent comparison of low self discharge battery where the initial 1-hour, 1-week, 4-week, 3-month performance was measured.
The most efficient AAA is GP Recyko 800 mAh .
And here is the ranking:
#2 MAHA IMEDION 800 mAh
#3 Sanyo Eneloop 800 mAh
#4 Duracell Precharged 800 mAh
#5 Accupower Acculoop 800 mAh
#6 Hybrio by Ultralast 800 mAh

For AA low self discharge battery:
#1MAHA IMEDION 2100 mAh
#2Kodak Pre-Charged 2100 mAh
#3GP Recyko 2100 mAh
#4Duracell Precharged 2100 mAH
#5Hybrio by Ultralast 2100 mAh
#6Ansmann Max-e 2100 mAh
#7Nexcell EnergyON 2000 mAh
#8Eneloop by Sanyo 2000 mAh
#9Hybrid by Ray-O-Vac 2100 mAh

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1023&thread=26078814&page=2

Of course, the comparative review done on this is just one and would be excellent if can be repeated by others to verify the accuracy of the findings.

I hope Justin you can post comparative reviews &/or proofs for the metaefficient products. I am just curious on how to categorize a product as being the best metaefficient product in its class.
Nevertheless, you have an excellent website… Keep up the good work.

By: walt

walt — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:21:04 +0000

hi..Which of these Hybrid rechargeables are NOT made in China?..Can I use my existing NI-MH charger?…thanks, Walt~

By: Farouk E Abu Shara

Farouk E Abu Shara — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:44:30 +0000

Dear Sir;
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By: Chris Volpe

Chris Volpe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:40:07 +0000

Thanks for all the reviews and comments. great info.

By: Luis Botelho

Luis Botelho — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:26:30 +0000

Hi. Your site is great and provided me with lots of very useful information. Thanks

I would like to buy a rechargeable battery with 12V and 2Ah (or 6v and 3Ah). I’ve been reading your article about the new hybrid Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) cells. It provides info about the battery amperes but not about their voltage. Would you please point me to where I can get such information?
Thanks a lot
–Luis

By: Tom Dibble

Tom Dibble — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:11:11 +0000

My setup, which I am VERY happy with, is a large supply of Eneloop batteries plus one 4-cell smart charger (The Lacrosse BC-900 reviewed above). Works GREAT.

The folks having problems with their eneloops probably need to put them on a “recharge” cycle with one of the smart chargers. I understand that you can often get these kinds of issues by using “fast” chargers rather than “slow” trickle charges.

Where to buy:

Costco is where I got my initial stash of Eneloops (got two travel packs and just never use the charger). However, for the next couple of weeks Thomas Distribution (http://www.thomasdistributingshop.com) is having a hell of a sale on Eneloops, 4 AA’s for under $10, and they throw in a travel case for each set as well. The price goes down even more (moderately so) if you buy a bunch.

We have a family with 6 kids, and went through a LOT of batteries before switching to rechargables. We also tried “old style” rechargables before hitting on the eneloops. We’d end up with “dead” batteries after only a few recharges; I understand now that was most likely because we’d let the batteries completely discharge before recharging them, which apparently can ruin standard NiMH batteries.

In any case, we started off with the Lacrosse charger and the 8+2+charger+shells+travel pack deal from Costco (see http://www.eneloopusa.com/products.html about 1/2 way down), then quickly discovered we’d need at least twice as many eneloops. Six months later and still going strong, and I’m upsizing our battery supply with a bunch more eneloops from Thomas Dist (see above).

As or C and D cells: http://www.sanyo.com/news/2008/08/08-2en.html – Eneloop “real” C and D cell batteries will be released in September. Bad news: initial release is in Japan, although I suspect we’ll see them in the US soon after.

By: Missy

Missy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:07:38 +0000

I use the Eneloop batteries in my vibrator, and oo-ee-oo I can have multiple orgasms and keep on going if I want (though I usually get too sore after about a dozen). Great batteries and last a long time in my vibrator!

By: Martina

Martina — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:33:00 +0000

This is a good battery charger.

By: Martina

Martina — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:07:44 +0000

These are all every stagger battery